> What happened to what is popularly known as common sense?
In my own experience, I did not gain "Common sense" until I did what you did - move to the middle of nowhere and gain direct experience. Until then, my understanding was gained through media.
> A disease that can be treated by a website is virtual, not real.
Let us begin by defining our terms. How do you define:
.) dis-ease
.) treated
.) website
.) real
.) imaginary
Make no mistake - I'm in assloads of pain with every keystroke but I will rip you a new one on this matter.
> Choose - mental illness is either real or it isn't.
Calling someone psychotic doesn't grant the reality either of the term's generally accepted meaning or mental illness as a category. Any more than the common use of the term "genius" is reducible to scientific consensus on the meaning of that term.
In my own experience, I did not gain "Common sense" until I did what you did - move to the middle of nowhere and gain direct experience. Until then, my understanding was gained through media.
> A disease that can be treated by a website is virtual, not real.
Let us begin by defining our terms. How do you define:
.) dis-ease
.) treated
.) website
.) real
.) imaginary
Make no mistake - I'm in assloads of pain with every keystroke but I will rip you a new one on this matter.